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University of Pittsburgh, Master, International Political Economy

 United States

Entry requirements

GRE or GMAT. The minimum TOEFL score required for admission is 80 on the Internet-based test, although 90 or above is strongly preferred. The minimum IELTS score required for admission is 7.0 (overall, and in each of the subsections). Although most applicants have a background in political science, economics, history, and other social sciences, GSPIA accepts students with a wide variety of undergraduate majors. Business, engineering, music, art, nursing, chemistry, and foreign language majors, among others, have been admitted successfully to GSPIA. Typically, to be competitive for admission, students should have at least a 3.2 overall average. To be competitive for merit scholarships, applicants normally need at least a 3.5.

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Two Pitt buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places: Allegheny Observatory (in Pittsburgh's Riverview Park on the Northside) and the Cathedral of Learning. Twenty-one of Pitt's buildings are contributing properties to the Schenley Farms-Oakland Civic Center Historic District that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.


The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation has designated more than 15 Pitt buildings as Pittsburgh Historic Landmarks.